Edifice Complex: Democrats Fund
High-Tech Digs Like Those of GOP

WASHINGTON -- Some politicians like to talk of the importance of party building. Terry McAuliffe likes to talk of the importance of his party's building.

Mr. McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is leading an effort to build an elaborate new party headquarters here. For the moment, the project is the centerpiece of Democratic fund raising. With the quiet assistance of his old friend, former President Bill Clinton,...